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Historical Event on 8/18/1920
Harbhajan Singh, educationist and writer, was born at Lumding.
| Other Historical Dates and Events |
| 11/19/1838 | Keshab Chandra Sen (1838-84), nationalist leader of Bengal, was born in Calcutta. He was one of the first Indians to sow the seeds of secularism in the country. He joined the Brahmo Samaj in 1857 but seperated from it in 1866 and founded Brahma Samaj of India, a radical offshoot of the Adi Brahmo Samaj. |
| 2/16/1969 | Mirza Ghalib centenary stamp released. |
| 3/1/1997 | India `A' blanks Sri Lanks 5-0 in the inaugural tennis `Tests' in Delhi. |
| 6/11/1932 | Minu Modi, famous industrialist, was born. |
| 2/25/1909 | Gandhiji arrested at Volksrust; sentenced to 3 months. |
| 4/7/2000 | The Delhi police unearth a multicrore cricket betting and match- fixing racket involving five South African cricketers, including the captain Hansie Cronje. A Delhi-based Indian operator Rajesh Kalra put behind bars. |
| 6/4/1912 | Alungal Mathai Thomas, social reformer, politician and diplomat, was born at Kurikad, Kerala. |
| 4/3/1992 | Mahanadi Coalfields Limited (MCL), a subsidiary of Coal India Limited (CIL), was formed. |
| 11/29/1993 | Jahangir Ratanji Dadabhai Tata ""J.R.D. Tata"", Bharat Ratna awardee, Father of Modern Indian Industries and founder of Indian Aviation industry, passed away at 89 in Gen |
| 10/27/1923 | Arvind Navinchandra Mafatlal, famous industrialist, was born. |
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